QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan, Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has said that people in 29 districts of the province are living below poverty line, therefore especial focus is required to alleviate poverty and backwardness from the province. He expressed these views during a briefing given by Chairman Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Senator Anwar Baig and other officials of BISP, here ...

Sajjad Hussain Changezi  “BALOCHISTAN is barren, it produces nothing”, said my non-Baloch university mates in a friendly discussion we had some years ago in Lahore. “Punjab feeds Pakistan its wheat, NWFP [now Khyber Pakhtun­khwa] energises Pakistan with electricity, Sindh fills our pockets with proceeds from its ports, Kashmir and the Northern Areas [now Gilgit-Baltistan] quench our thirst with their rivers; ...

QUETTA:  Chief Minister Balochistan, Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has said that no excuse and pretext would be tolerated in timely completion of projects on the track for development of the province and welfare of its masse. “Officers should change their behavior and come up with better performance and results,” he added. He expressed these views while chairing a meeting to ...

By Mir Behram Baloch   QUETTA — At least two people were killed and dozens injured Thursday when a suspected suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside a Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) rally in Quetta, police said. JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman remained unhurt in the attack, which targeted his bulletproof vehicle. The banned militant group Jundallahclaimed responsibility for the attack. Eyewitnesses said the blast took ...

Quetta: Antiques stolen from Mehrgarh area of Balochistan have been recovered by Italian Police in Rome, according to a press statement of provincial government. The recovered antiques are thousands of years old and they are highly valued in international marketed, added the statement of Balochistan government. Chief Minister (CM) Balochistan, Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch has expressed delight on the recovery ...

By  Shoaib Durrazai Since Last week tropical storm Nilofar is cruising from Arabian Sea. On October 28 and 29 it will enter Oman through the Arabian Sea due to which rains are expected in the Oman and Dubai. On October 30, it will be cruising from Mediterranean coastal region of Balochistan , Gwadar, Pasni, Gewani,Pishukan, Sunte Sar suburbs including head ...

By Mariyam Suleman Baloch “The International Day for Disaster Reduction” is celebrated through out the world to find out how people and communities are reducing the risk to disasters and raising awareness about the importance of reducing the risks of disaster in their regions. This day encourages every citizen and government to actively participate in building disaster resilient communities and ...

Quetta: A local journalist working for Dawn News was brutally tortured by Quetta Police on Monday morning. Seven Policemen of Industrial Police Station raided the home of Dawn News reporter Hafeezullah Sherani and badly tortured him in front of his family, according to a report published in dawn. Policemen were led by Assistant Sub Inspector Mr. Shehzad who hit the ...

Adnan Aamir Quetta: “Baloch Youth Should Study Gul Kan Naseer” said Chief Minister (CM) of Balochistan Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch while addressing a book launch ceremony on Sunday. A seminar was held in Serena Hotel Quetta which was organized by Balochi Academy. In this Seminar the new book of Balochi Academy, comprising of entire literary collection of Gul Khan Naseer, ...

Quetta: Senior Government servants in Balochistan, who have come to the province on deputation, are issuing fake domicile certificates to their relatives, The Balochistan Point has leant. The government servants use the fake Domicile certificates to get their children and relatives employed on Balochistan Quota. Same practice is used to deprive the people of Balochistan from their quota in Foreign ...